Dodgy Text Message Received

heffo500

I received the following text message today and was wondering did anyone else get this scam text yet?

Your Mobile Number has won £900,000.00GBP in the Apple iPhone Survey. Send Claim Code (7482920) to email:iphoneinc1@aol.co.uk

It came from this number :00 353 (86) 857 1663

Decoda

Got it about a week and a half ago. Just ignored it. I'm sure Apple will be in touch via E-Mail to confirm my winnings in due course:p

DC

Hobbes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance-fee_fraud

Delete it and don't respond to it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance-fee_fraud#SMS_messages

A recent (mid 2011) innovation is the use of a Premium Rate 'call back' number (instead of a web site or email) in the SMS. On calling the number, the victim is first reassured that 'they are a winner' and then subjected to a long series of instructions on how to collect their 'winnings'. During the message there will be frequent instructions to 'ring back in the event of problems'. The call is always 'cut off' just before the victim has the chance note all the details. Some victims call back multiple times in an effort to collect all the details. The scammer thus makes their money out of the fees charged for call.

BrianD

Set up an email account and email it and see what happens next.

Just out of curiosity do you have an iPhone?

heffo500

BrianD wrote: »

Set up an email account and email it and see what happens next.

Just out of curiosity do you have an iPhone?

Yeah I have a 4S why?

BrianD

Just wondering if the spammers are just taking a punt that the user may have an iPhone or have some database of iPhone users that they have acquired from somewhere.

Solair

The whole SMS thing needs urgent regulation. It's starting to get really out of hand.
I know too many stories of people responding to things and discovering that they've been opted into subscription services without their explicit consent.

Don't reply anyway - delete the message and monitor your inbox for anything coming from strange 5XXXX numbers.

squonk

heffo500 wrote: »

Your Mobile Number has won £900,000.00GBP in the Apple iPhone Survey. Send Claim Code (7482920) to email:iphoneinc1@aol.co.uk

The aol.co.uk address is the big giveaway there anyway. Aside from the 900,000 obviously

wush06

Solair wrote: »

The whole SMS thing needs urgent regulation. It's starting to get really out of hand.
I know too many stories of people responding to things and discovering that they've been opted into subscription services without their explicit consent.

Don't reply anyway - delete the message and monitor your inbox for anything coming from strange 5XXXX numbers.

Just got hit with this today. Just got a text from 57030 to say i subscribed to mobvids for a sign up fee off 2 x 250 euro and 4x250 euro per week.
I've been around long enough to know better to enter my number in to any site.

So been on to o2 comreg and the people Zamano who sent the text. So all in all I got hit for about 15 euro ringing theses numbers to see how they got my number and try and sort it out.
Scam at its best.

BrianD

wush06 wrote: »

Just got hit with this today. Just got a text from 57030 to say i subscribed to mobvids for a sign up fee off 2 x 250 euro and 4x250 euro per week.
I've been around long enough to know better to enter my number in to any site.

So been on to o2 comreg and the people Zamano who sent the text. So all in all I got hit for about 15 euro ringing theses numbers to see how they got my number and try and sort it out.
Scam at its best.

Did you click on any ad banners or use any mobile apps recently?

wush06

BrianD wrote: »

Did you click on any ad banners or use any mobile apps recently?

Honestly the only thing I click on was a link on Twitter but I never put my number in. As soon as I click on the link I got the text message. So I'm not sure if there allow to do this.
They must have some sort of software to captured your number as soon as you hit the link.

there random was on live 95fm talking about it

BrianD

wush06 wrote: »

Honestly the only thing I click on was a link on Twitter but I never put my number in. As soon as I click on the link I got the text message. So I'm not sure if there allow to do this.
They must have some sort of software to captured your number as soon as you hit the link.

Interesting - hold onto that tweet if you can. Was it from someone you know? Do you have the link that was sent and have you tried it on a desktop. I think I may have got a similar tweet this week but I blocked the user before checking out the link.

wush06

I was watching clips on goals using my iPhone. Twitter open up an external link on which I click on see more goals. Less then 10 seconds I got a message saying I sign up for the service never did i enter my number.

janiceross

Funny because I got exactly the same message but from a different phone number. It was 00353868644215. Could they be one big group of scammers using different phone numbers to perpetrate a scam?

janiceross

And by the way, I looked it up the sender's number through Google and guess what? I got a complaint posted at Callercenter associating the text to a scam.

How come these people are able to send scam texts easily and not get caught?

kaizersoze

heffo500 wrote: »

I received the following text message today and was wondering did anyone else get this scam text yet?

Your Mobile Number has won £900,000.00GBP in the Apple iPhone Survey. Send Claim Code (7482920) to email:iphoneinc1@aol.co.uk

It came from this number :00 353 (86) 857 1663

Congratulations.

DataHoover

I have car for sale on Gumtree and have received dodgy texts from 2 places. Just received a second text from same "person". I'm ignoring as they don't even specify make of car in request ... just call it "item". And they want me to reply by email. Why can't I just text back, they can see my ad is bona fida!

Here's what text 1 said:
"regarding your item,do you still have it,tell me it is condition.reply me back here at benbrucce?gmail.com thanks"
"regarding your item,do you still have it,tell me it is condition.reply me back here at benbrucce[at]gmail.com thanks Sent Using:F.S.C"

Just noticed that second text came from a different number. These are the 2 numbers, could they be from US? :-S +18018157816 +12026441944

The other text came from a username, not a number that I can reply to and asked to send email in reply (not sure why he just didn't email in the first place, so deeming this one dodgy too!)

"I've just seen your ad on Gumtree. Do you still have the Car for sale? send me message to ????@gmail.com for reply"

I'm leaving out actual email address in case it is valid and I'm missing a good buyer :-S

Signed, Confused!

phil nulty

Its a scam! just tried to buy a tablet I was selling. Sent in a fake paypal (acctverifications1@accountant.com) email with the usual over the odds amount.

the text came from +18018157816 knew it was a scam but let it go all the way so it could be reported.

this one went by the the name
Jenifer Reece
Babatunde Kayode .
No 84, Ring road
Ibadan, oyo state
23402
Nigeria

goes with +2348185063986

DataHoover

well, that's another exposed. Thanks Phil

dodzy

phil nulty wrote: »

Its a scam! just tried to buy a tablet I was selling. Sent in a fake paypal (acctverifications1@accountant.com) email with the usual over the odds amount.

the text came from +18018157816 knew it was a scam but let it go all the way so it could be reported.

this one went by the the name
Jenifer Reece
Babatunde Kayode .
No 84, Ring road
Ibadan, oyo state
23402
Nigeria

goes with +2348185063986

Why am I not surprised:rolleyes:

phil nulty

She just emailed me again! are these people dumb? reported to paypal, gmail and the domain reg also

Dublinstiofán

I keep getting txts from AIB telling me to re-register for online banking as my account is compromised.

Strange as i'm not even an AIB customer

kingshankly

Dublinstiofán wrote: »

I keep getting txts from AIB telling me to re-register for online banking as my account is compromised.

Strange as i'm not even an AIB customer

Scam
Aib NEVER send out text messages

paulinem

omg please is there any way i can stop a parcel reaching that address you have mentioned i am a victium of this jenifer reeves ,i only posted a parcel thursday it left ireland at 505 am i was too late to stop it from this side ,i was told it takes 5 days to reach Nigeria ,i have tracking code ,that's how i found out it only left friday i am so sick ,how stupidet i was ,but with ireland re session i thought it was genuine with no work here she tried to tell me its for her daughter thats why i fell for it ,but as yesterday was going on i felt sicker ,pay pal cant help i was on to them ,i went to guards nothing ,i m after been in touch with the fraud team in Nigeria but after reading with thousands reporting it ,it could take them 3 months to even open email,just wondering anyone out there can give advice before it reaches that address how would i stop it id be most grateful for any advice thank you

ChunkyNorris

paulinem wrote: »

omg please is there any way i can stop a parcel reaching that address you have mentioned i am a victium of this jenifer reeves ,i only posted a parcel thursday it left ireland at 505 am i was too late to stop it from this side ,i was told it takes 5 days to reach Nigeria ,i have tracking code ,that's how i found out it only left friday i am so sick ,how stupidet i was ,but with ireland re session i thought it was genuine with no work here she tried to tell me its for her daughter thats why i fell for it ,but as yesterday was going on i felt sicker ,pay pal cant help i was on to them ,i went to guards nothing ,i m after been in touch with the fraud team in Nigeria but after reading with thousands reporting it ,it could take them 3 months to even open email,just wondering anyone out there can give advice before it reaches that address how would i stop it id be most grateful for any advice thank you

3 things;

1. If you have a tracker and it is still in transit you should be able to stop it,
2. You're some gobshyte, and
3. I'm out of breath reading that, don't know whether to believe you or not to be honest.

paulinem

CHUNKY NORIS i don't care whether you believe me or not? but i hope for yourself your so perfect and it never happens to you or your family we are not all computer experts ,and for transit ,you must not have read my message it left ireland at 505 yesterday morning ,and the head post office in dublin saidthey could do nothing as it already left so much for paying register post ,dont bother replying i just hope it never happens to you

ChunkyNorris

paulinem wrote: »

CHUNKY NORIS i don't care whether you believe me or not? but i hope for yourself your so perfect and it never happens to you or your family we are not all computer experts ,and for transit ,you must not have read my message it left ireland at 505 yesterday morning ,and the head post office in dublin saidthey could do nothing as it already left so much for paying register post ,dont bother replying i just hope it never happens to you

I won't. The clue is in the word NIGERIA by the way. If you used full stops you might be a bit more believable.

paulinem

unfortunate for me ,it has happened to me only thursday, they got me big time,im only knew to computers ,i would not know a lot ,people are saying bad things ,like i should have copped it? sure if i did i wouldn't be in this boat ,we are all not that advanced when it comes to selling and buying over internet ,so for those that think it's a joke i hope it never happens to ye im with you a 100% the word should be out there about these sms messages

kjl

I actually got this message too, I followed through and actually got the money. I am so happy, worked out to be just over a million euro. Bought myself a brand new pent house apartment as well as a really nice BMW, second hand but still worth a good bit.

I haven't actually got the money yet, because I had to send some money and my back account details to an escrow service based out of Nigeria, but when I told my bank manager about it he said he see no reason why he can't lend me money based on this evidence.

mlwhelan

Just read this!!
Wow you are so lucky!

Very good

"I actually got this message too, I followed through and actually got the money. I am so happy, worked out to be just over a million euro. Bought myself a brand new pent house apartment as well as a really nice BMW, second hand but still worth a good bit.

I haven't actually got the money yet, because I had to send some money and my back account details to an escrow service based out of Nigeria, but when I told my bank manager about it he said he see no reason why he can't lend me money based on this evidence".

paulinem

Hi phil i actually got that message too ? i was stupid-et i fell for it ,i only wish people would let information be known! i was using gumtree and that'were i was caught ,i wont be using their service again i don't think? i asked could i post it up ?to warn people they said no ,as they have their own security ,if that was the case ,i wouldn't be down 215 worth of a phone. it's like hitting your head off a brick wall,no one cares ,as the saying goes ism alright jack. i have heard of other scams like the lottery ,but not when your actually selling stuff privite? IT,true what one women said about these texts ,the are the same no ,there contacting you from? that address is excatly were my phone is gone,please i don't need people to tell me ? how stupid et i was sending it to nigeria ,but you cant target them all in nigeria ,i was native as i was selling a phone, i never thought for a second ,they would be on gumtree ,adverts etc ,so id like to be able to warn people,even the post office ,all i was told there was not everyone in nigeria are like this? BUT SURLY i am not on my own ,they must have been other people sending things ? why! oh! why could the post-office not be able to warn people that there actually scamming going on when you selling stuff to nigeria ,with this recession and storey i got ,i im kicking myself every day ,as the hardest part was my phone had only left 1 hour before i knew i was scammed ,so please, if people have nothing only to criticises me ,please don't reply i am kicking myself everyday since last Friday the 24 august ,il carry that day to my grave.

Tom Dunne

mlwhelan wrote: »

Just read this!!
Wow you are so lucky!

Very good

You might want to adjust your sarcasm detector.

paulinem wrote: »

Hi phil i actually got that message too ? i was stupid-et i fell for it ,i only wish people would let information be known! i was using gumtree and that'were i was caught ,i wont be using their service again i don't think? i asked could i post it up ?to warn people they said no ,as they have their own security ,if that was the case ,i wouldn't be down 215 worth of a phone. it's like hitting your head off a brick wall,no one cares ,as the saying goes ism alright jack. i have heard of other scams like the lottery ,but not when your actually selling stuff privite? IT,true what one women said about these texts ,the are the same no ,there contacting you from? that address is excatly were my phone is gone,please i don't need people to tell me ? how stupid et i was sending it to nigeria ,but you cant target them all in nigeria ,i was native as i was selling a phone, i never thought for a second ,they would be on gumtree ,adverts etc ,so id like to be able to warn people,even the post office ,all i was told there was not everyone in nigeria are like this? BUT SURLY i am not on my own ,they must have been other people sending things ? why! oh! why could the post-office not be able to warn people that there actually scamming going on when you selling stuff to nigeria ,with this recession and storey i got ,i im kicking myself every day ,as the hardest part was my phone had only left 1 hour before i knew i was scammed ,so please, if people have nothing only to criticises me ,please don't reply i am kicking myself everyday since last Friday the 24 august ,il carry that day to my grave.

While I appreciate you are not used to computers, please use proper punctuation, capital letters and check your spelling. Your posts are very difficult to read. To get a capital letter, press and hold the SHIFT key (sometimes has an up-arrow on it) while typing a letter.

Thanks.

mlwhelan

Tom Dunne wrote: »

You might want to adjust your sarcasm detector.

Thanks Tom, I will. Thank you for taking time out of your life to reply and offer advice. I must get back to work now. Have a nice day.... By the way your punctuation is just perfect. You must be so proud of yourself. I wish I could be like you. Toodles

paulinem

Well said tom. He must be Mr perfect!